IOSH MANAGING SAFELY

ABOUT IOSH (UK)
IOSH is the Institution of Occupational Safety & Health.
With more than 36,000 members, IOSH is the world’s biggest professional health and Safety organization. IOSH set standards, support, develop and connect its members with resources, guidance, events and training. IOSH is the voice of the profession and campaign on issues that affect millions of working people. You may please visit www.iosh.co.uk for some additional information .
Good Health and Safety is good business
All types of organizations reap the benefits when they believe health and safety is a value – and not just simply a process. It can help win new business; boost reputation as an employer of choice; raise standards across the workforce.

ABOUT THE COURSE MANAGING SAFELY
Aim-Managing safely has been designed to give delegates an understanding of how to deal with health and Safety issues in the workplace.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
On successful completion of the course, delegates will understand and have answers to the following questions:

• Why is it important to manage safely?
• What are their responsibilities as a manager?
• What is risk?
• What is a risk assessment?
• How are risk assessments carried out?
• How do you reduce risks and which risk control methods do you use?
• What does the law require a manager to do?
• How does the law work?
• What are the key parts of a health and safety management system?
• What are common hazards?
• What can be done about common hazards?
• How do accidents and incidents happen?
• Why do accidents and incidents need investigating?
• How do you carry out an accident investigation?
• What’s performance measurement about?
• How do you measure health and safety performance?
• What is auditing?
• What is the impact of industry on the environment?
• How can pollution and waste be controlled?
• What are the main elements of an environmental management system?

COURSE MODULES

Module 1 –Introducing managing safely
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• why is it important to manage safely?
• what are your responsibilities as a manager?
• Explain the moral, legal and financial reasons for managing safety and how this is an integral part of the manager’s role
• Examine how accidents happen
• Discuss the manager’s accountability

Module 2 –Assessing risks
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• what is risk?
• what is a risk assessment?
• how are risk assessments carried out?
• Explain that many everyday activities have the potential to cause harm
• Use everyday activities to demonstrate how hazards are identified
• Define what is meant by the term ‘risk’
• Provide examples of likelihood and consequence
• Discuss how risk assessment can be introduced into working practices
• Specify what needs to be considered when carrying out a risk assessment
• Illustrate a simple risk rating system

Module 3 –Controlling risks
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• how do you reduce risk?
• how do you decide which risk control to use?
• Discuss how risk controls are decided and the best methods to choose
• Define the term ‘reasonably practicable’

Module 4 –Understanding your responsibilities
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• what does the law require you to do?
• how does the law work?
• what are the key parts of a health and safety management system?
. Understanding your responsibilities
• Make sure that delegates have an understanding of their health and safety responsibilities
• Define the term ‘reasonably foreseeable’
• Review the demands of the law and how the legal system works
• State the key benefits of introducing a health and safety management system into their organisation

Module 5 –Identifying hazards
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• what are common hazards?
• what can you do about common hazards?
• Give an overview of some common hazards:
• entrances and exits
• aggression, bullying and violence
• computer workstations
• chemicals and substances
• electricity
• housekeeping
• fire and emergency procedures
• manual handling
• movement of people
• noise and vibration
• lighting
• slips, trips and falls
• stress
• temperature and welfare
• vehicles, plant and machinery
• working at height
• Any other relevant hazards

Module 6 –Investigating accidents and incidents
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• why investigate accidents and incidents?
• how do accidents and incidents happen?
• how do you carry out an investigation?
• Define the terms ‘accident’, ‘incident’ and ‘near miss’
• Consider the main causes of accidents: immediate,
underlying and root
• Make sure that delegates understand:
• why accidents happen and why they should be
investigated
• how to carry out an investigation
• what needs to be included in an investigation
• what to include in an accident report
• what has to be reported to the authorities
• who is responsible for reporting
• what information can be used to stop the accident,
incident or near miss happening again
• the benefits of accident investigation

Module 7 –Measuring performance
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• what’s performance measurement about?
• how do you measure health and safety performance?
• what is auditing?
• Analyse how checking performance can help to improve health and safety
• Explain the purpose of key performance indicators and the limitations of reactive and proactive measuring
• Demonstrate how the injury frequency rate is calculated
• Discuss the main objectives of an audit and the differences between an internal and external audit
• Consider what has to be audited

Module 8 –Protecting our environment
• Briefly discuss the key learning points:
• what is the impact of industry on the environment?
• how can you control pollution and waste?
• what are the main elements of an environmental management system?
• Describe what is meant by ‘the environment’
• Define what is meant by ‘pollution’ and ‘waste’, and provide examples
• Demonstrate how businesses can help to reduce pollution and waste
• State the benefits of introducing an environmental

CERTIFICATION
Upon successful completion of the course and assessment, successful delegates will receive an IOSH Managing Safely Certificate demonstrating their competency in Health and Safety management.

Contact:
Center for Professional Systems & Services Ltd (CPSS)
Mc Carthy Hill Extension (North Gbawe)
Plot 142 Section M House 1
Box Mp 1178 Mamprobi
Tel: +233 0302 333022
Mobile: + 233 0544 351500
Fax: +233 0302 333021